An air ambulance and men in hazmat suits descended on a town centre in Staffordshire after a man collapsed in the street and died.
Emergency services converged on Stone High Street after a pensioner was taken ill just after midday.
Despite the best effort of medics the man was confirmed dead at the scene, reports StokeonTrentLive.
Photos show two men in hazmat suits near a barbers and a helicopter which had landed on a grassy area nearby.
One eye-witness said: "There were police and ambulances all over Stone. Everywhere was at a standstill. It looked serious."
Another added: "There were two ambulances, police cars and the air ambulance landed nearby."
A Staffordshire Police spokesmen said: "Officers were called to Stone High Street at about 12.35pm to reports of an elderly male taken ill.
"Ambulance and air ambulance crews were in attendance but, sadly, nothing could be done and the patient died at the scene.
"There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death."
"Two ambulances and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill were sent to the scene. Crews arrived to find an off duty nurse and bystanders performing CPR on a man in cardiac arrest.
"Ambulance staff took over resuscitation efforts but sadly nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead a short time later on scene."
